KMBC's Brenda Washington reported that the fire was reported about 1:45 a.m.

A man who lives in the building with his family said his 10-year-old was watching cartoons while everyone was asleep, and the child saw smoke coming under the front door. The man said the boy woke them up, and they realized they could not escape through the door and used a side window to escape.

The man said his 21-year-old son was treated for cuts while helping his mother get out through the window.

Washington reported that there are 12 units in the building, four of them were occupied.